KEVIN NOLAN
Senior Vice President
EXPERTISE IN: PUBLIC AFFAIRS, REPUTATION MANAGEMENT, NGO COMMUNICATIONS, AND MIDDLE EAST & AFRICA RELATIONS.
Kevin is a proven strategic communications leader, bringing more than fifteen years of international communications experience, executing impactful programs across more than forty global markets with a concentration on public affairs, reputation and issues management, and CSR/sustainability issues.
Prior to joining KARV, Kevin was based in the United Arab Emirates and Africa, where he served as the International Director for Djembe Communications, an African-focused communications consultancy. His role included elections support at the African Union in Ethiopia and implementing a successful anti-corruption campaign for The Global Fund in Malawi, Cote d’Ivoire and Ukraine. He previously served at Grayling, where he acted as a bridge between the agency’s North American and Middle East operations, including working at COP18 and Qatar Foundation in Doha, Qatar.
He has also developed and implemented personal reputation management programs for a number of Minister-level government officials and figures from the private sector. Kevin’s experience also includes the Senior Manager of Communications role at local e-commerce platform startup, LivingSocial, in Washington, D.C.
Kevin has worked across several U.S. Government agencies, including USAID in Iraq and the West Bank/Gaza, as well as US Peace Corps and The National Democratic Institute in Morocco. He currently resides in New Jersey with his wife and son.
Kevin is recognized on PRNews’ 2024 People of the Year for his work in public affairs.